Kids and Families

Be Creative @ Your Library! Summer Library Program 2009

Come to any Madison Public Library location to pick up your Summer Reading Sketchbook, or register online and download the booklet to log your summer reading. Every book or hour your child reads (or is read to) counts. Earn great prizes, available beginning June 19.

Preschoolers and Elementary Schoolers: Prizes include stickers, coupons for pizza from Rocky Rococo's, tickets to Mallards Baseball games, coupons for free noodles from Noodles & Company, and even a free book!
Summer events for preschoolers. Summer events for elementary schoolers. Programas de verano para escolares de primaria en Español.

Teens: Prizes include stickers, coupons for pizza from Rocky Rococo's, tickets to Mallards Baseball games, passes to the Dane County Fair, coupons for free food from Noodles & Company, and even a free book!
Summer events for teens.

Prizes

Prizes will be granted for every 5 hours/books completed, up to 15 hours/books. While supplies last!

Prize #1: Painting sheet, paintbrush and Mallards ticket
Prize #2: Funny face stickers, Olbrich Gardens Butterfly pass and a coupon for Rocky Rococo's pizza
Prize #3: Coupon for Noodles & Co. and your choice of a free book

Continue reading and earn chances to win one of our drawing prizes - t-shirts, tote bags and more!

Save the Date!

Summer Passport Program Kick-Off Event
Wednesday, June 24, 10:00 a.m. at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (1 John Nolen Drive)
The Madison Children's Activity Passport Program is a collaborative media piece featuring entertainment, hands-on fun, and learning for kids and their families all summer long! The Monona Terrace is hosting the Kick-Off event, which will feature six different activity stations forchildren aged 4 - 8 offered by the participants in the Summer Passport program. Presented by the Madison Children's Museum, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), the UW Geology Museum, the Wisconsin Historical Museum, the Madison Public Library - Central Branch, UW Space Place, and Monona Terrace. This program runs through August 11. [more information]

Be Creative Concert & Picnic
Tuesday, August 4, 6:30 p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (3330 Atwood Avenue)
Pack a picnic supper and head to the Gardens for a fun-filled family concert. Come rain or shine at 6:30 p.m. to find the hidden artists and play with bubbles. At 7:00 p.m., David Landau will get you singing and laughing while you munch!

Summer Library Carnival!
Tuesday, August 11, 10:30 a.m. at the Overture Center for the Arts (201 State Street) and the Central Library
Celebrate reading at this event co-sponsored by the Overture Center for the Arts and the Madison Public Library. Enjoy the magical and comedic stylings of Miller & Mike during a performance at 10:30 a.m. at Overture. At 11:15, go next door to the Central Library for carnival games, crafts and more!

Favoreads and Teen's Choice Awards

Pick up a Favoreads or Teen's Choice packet at any Madison Public Library location beginning June 1 and start reading. Come to the Library's Book Chats for pizza, pop and a chance to convince other readers to vote for your favorites from these two summer booklists. No minimum reading required. Vote online, in the library, or come to the Favoreads & Teen Choice Awards Ceremony on Friday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sequoya Library - cake and fizzy beverages will be served. Register for events in advance.

Coming Soon to a School Near You!

Librarians will be visiting Madison-area schools to share information about the Summer Library Program. Check below to see if we'll be coming to your school!

• Monday, June 1: Gompers and Abundant Life
• Tuesday, June 2: Franklin, Orchard Ridge, Kennedy, Midvale and St. Dennis
• Wednesday, June 3: Randall, Olson, and Glendale
• Thursday, June 4: Leopold
• Friday, June 5: Chavez and Marquette
• Monday, June 8: Schenk and Mendota
• Tuesday, June 9: Falk, Van Hise, and Lake View
• Wednesday, June 10: Lindbergh and Sandburg
• Friday, June 12: Emerson
  

Thank You for Your Support!

We couldn't do it without our sponsors:

Madison Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Madison Public Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, The Overture Center for the Arts, Rocky Rococo's Pizza, Noodles & Company, Madison Mallards Baseball, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), EdVest, KnowHow2GoWisconsin, and the South Central Library System.

For a full, up to date list of programs for children and teens check out our online calendar of events.

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